People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 71.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Low & middle income, 2017–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Low & middle income stood at 71.9%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
That places Low & middle income 18th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 59.0% | — |
| 2018 | 60.7% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 62.4% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 64.1% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 66.1% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 71.2% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 71.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60.7% | 59.0% | 62.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 64.1% | 71.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0379 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0373 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0388 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Low & middle income?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Low & middle income was 71.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2017.
- How does Low & middle income rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Low & middle income ranks 18th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.